From 2011 to the Neolithic in 2.5 seconds

Today, we time traveled. No joke, stepped back in time a few thousand years to a Neolithic (New Stone Age) village. There were long houses, apsed on both ends, 20-60 meters long. Some were on stilts to keep away from the water and vermin, but the living quarters were usually just on the ground. Wattle and daub construction with clay and cow patties mixed to form the walls. We made fire... well, Francois made fire. The first time he used flint and a stone with iron in it to create a spark that could catch with kindling. The second time he used the bow and a stick and made fire on a piece of wood. Awesome.

THEN we got to chuck spears and use atl atls. An atl atl is a just a stick with a hook on the end that attaches to the spear that makes it go further. Basically an extension of the arm, it proves to be an effective weapon and can make the spear go up to 90 feet! After a delicious lunch of chicken with mushroom sauce (yum) came the best part of the day.

We got to make our own Neolithic knives. Most people chose to use the already created templates and just needed to sand it down, but I decided to make my own. From scratch. So I carved out some bark using a piece of flint, shaped it, whittled it down, sanded it. After an hour or so I was able to insert my actual knife into the base. Came out to be the coolest thing I've ever made.

More later.

My knife